Hyatt Announces Newly Enhanced Secrets Playa Mujeres Golf & Spa Resort Following Extensive Renovation

Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) has announced the reopening of Secrets Playa Mujeres Golf & Spa Resort, an adults-only, all-inclusive haven, following a transformative renovation. These new updates reaffirm Hyatt’s commitment to mainstay destinations and elevate the refined experience guests have come to know from the Secrets Resorts & Spas...

Red Lion Hotels, Inns & Suites by Sonesta Opens in Urbana, Illinois

Sonesta International Hotels Corporation (Sonesta) today announced the opening of Red Lion Inn & Suites Urbana. The 127-room, midscale hotel is located at 1907 North Cunningham Avenue in Urbana, Illinois. The city is home to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, the Spurlock...

Swiss-Belhotel International Strengthens Africa Portfolio with the Launch of The Gama by Swiss-Belhotel, Kilimani, Nairobi

Swiss-Belhotel International, has signed a management agreement for The Gama by Swiss-Belhotel, Kilimani, Nairobi, with Albushra Real Estate Limited, marking the global debut of its newest brand concept and underscoring the group’s strategic expansion across Africa. The latest signing builds on the group’s established presence in East Africa, where Swiss-Belhotel...

Hospitality Trends for 2026: Experience as the Operating System

What becomes clear heading into 2026 is that advantage no longer comes from isolated innovation. It comes from coherence. The hotels pulling ahead are not experimenting more than their peers; they are aligning experience, operations, and technology into a single, reinforcing system. Where that alignment exists, execution accelerates. Where it...

Now Open: Kimpton Miralina Resort & Villas Paradise Valley Introduces a New Kind of Desert Retreat to Scottsdale

Kimpton Miralina Resort & Villas Paradise Valley is now open in one of Arizona’s most exclusive enclaves, following a $42 million reimagining of the iconic Scottsdale Plaza Resort by Trinity Investments and Partners Group. As Kimpton’s second Arizona property and one of the largest resorts in its portfolio, Miralina introduces...

Beyond Function: When Key Cards Carry Culture

In the world of hospitality, creativity and culture are often expressed through grand gestures: sweeping architecture, curated interiors, art installations, or signature experiences. These are the elements hotels proudly showcase and rightly so. They set the stage.